Community

Burnie Medicare Mental Health Centre now open

People living in the Burnie area now have access to free walk-in mental health support in the form of a new Medicare Mental Health Centre.  Friendly centre team members Andrea (left) and Allison The Burnie Medicare Mental Health Centre has opened at an interim site at 52-56 Bass Highway in Cooee, alongside the Burnie GP…

New Kingston Medicare Urgent Care Clinic now open

The new Kingston Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opened its doors on Monday 23 February, providing bulk-billed access to urgent care during extended hours. Primary Health Tasmania’s Lucy O’Flaherty and Susan Powell joined Member for Franklin Julie Collins, Kingborough Mayor Paula Wriedt, clinic staff and Ochre Health representatives at the service launch on 20 February It’s…

Latest Tasmanian health needs assessment report update

Primary Health Tasmania’s latest health needs assessment report (for 2025-28) has been updated. Developed by our Health Strategy and Performance team – including clinical epidemiologists, a clinical epidemiologist evaluator, health researchers, a biostatistician, and a health data analyst – the report provides a snapshot of Tasmanian health trends by noting areas of improvement, as well…

New resources to support young people with intellectual disability

Primary Health Tasmania has developed a suite of resources to help young people with intellectual disability move from paediatric to adult health services. The period of moving to adult health services is an important time to ensure young people receive appropriate support and are connected to the right services to help manage and maintain their…

Resources: Updated community health profiles

We have updated our ‘Community Health Check’ resources, which present health, wellbeing and demographic information for each of Tasmania’s 29 local government areas. The updated versions of these community profiles include some new categories: Click here to access these resources.

Free online community events: End-of-life and palliative care

Community members will be able to participate in more than 20 online sessions about topics such as grief, bereavement and end-of-life care thanks to a community-run educational event being held in October. Hosted by locals involved in the Australian Government’s Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care project, the four-day online educational event will run…